Marisa Buchanan ‘01 has worked at the nexus of business, energy, and sustainability for over 20 years and brings extensive knowledge and insight to supporting lowcarbon portfolio growth. Marisa is Senior Vice President for Low Carbon Solutions, bp Trading and Shipping, and was previously managing director and global head of sustainability at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), where she led a team responsible for developing and driving implementation of sustainability strategies across the firm’s lines of business and operations. She also led JPMC's efforts on ESG and climate reporting, shareholder and stakeholder engagement, sustainable finance policy and regulation, and sustainability grantmaking focused on climate mitigation and community resilience. During her tenure, she served on the FSB's Taskforce for Climaterelated Financial Disclosures and the Nature Conservancy’s Impact Finance and Markets Advisory Board. Before joining JPMC, Marisa was an energy analyst at Bloomberg and previously held roles focused on energy and the carbon markets.

Marisa received a BA from Wellesley College and an MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She serves on the nonprofit Board of the Environmental Law Institute and was recognized in 2021 as an Environment+Energy Leader 100 honoree for her work and leadership in sustainability. She was raised in the California Bay Area and has lived in Boston, New York City, Washington, DC, and most recently, London. She loves reading, cooking, mixing new cocktails, practicing her tennis skills, and traveling.